owes
['oʊz]
v.
亏欠，负债，感恩;
感激( owe的第三人称单数 );
应把…归功于;
欠…债;
（对位高权重者）忠诚;
例句:
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Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
艾伦太太的烹饪风格很大程度上承传于她的婆婆。
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He owes Mrs Thatcher a great debt of gratitude.
来自BBC
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You may feel like someone owes you an apology.
来自WSJ
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The island's present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling.
该岛当前的经济发展主要归功于蒸馏法酿造威士忌酒行业。
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He owes a lot of money to Mr. Smith.
他欠史密斯先生许多钱.
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He says he owes it all to Sen. Rockefeller.
来自WSJ